Article-holder for liquid-coating devices.



E. A. BEASEJOUR.

ARTICLE HOLDER EOB. LIQUID GOATING DEVICES.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 29, 1912.-

Patented Aug. 11, 1911i THE NORRIS PETERS C0., PHOrO-LITHD., WASHINGTON.D C.

UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFTCE.

REME A. BEAUSEJ OUR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., l.ASSIGrNOR TO STANDARD VARNISHWORKS, 0F NEW YORK, N.

Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ARTICLE-HOLDER FOR LIQUID-COATING DEVICES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

Application filed March 29, 1912. Serial No. 687,141.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RnMn A. BnAUsEJoUR, a subject of the Crown of GreatBritain, and resident of the borough of Queens, in the city and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Article-Holdersfor LiquideCoating Devices, of whichv the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an article holder for liquid coating devices,

and more parconnection with apparatus which coats articles by thedipping process.

The objects are to provide a device of this nature which is very simpleto load and unload; which will securely retain the articles in positionduring the dipping process without the necessity of clamping the saidarticles at any point; which will accommodate itself to articles ofvarious sizes and shapes and which is withal very simple and cheap inconstruction. The article holder which is the subject of this inventionis particularly designed for holding articles of furniture, or buildingequipment, such for instance, as panels or doors, etc. which arecomposed of hollow metal.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 represents a the article holder with ported therein. Fig. 2represents a section taken in the plane of the line AeA of Fig. 1,looking in thedirection of the arrows. the parts shown in Fig. 1, andFig. 4 represents an end view thereof.

The article holder comprises a framework having a pair of base members1, 2, which may conveniently be composed of iron, eX- tending from frontto rear at each side thereof "and a pair of transverse angle iron bottommembers 3, 4, the member 3 being slidably mounted on the base members land 2, while the member 4 is Xedly secured at each end thereto; thus thetwo form together an adjustable bottom support for the articles 5 and 6which are to be coated. The device also includes a pair of upright sidemembers 7, 8, which may also be composed of angle-iron secured to thebase top plan view of two articles supticularly to an article holder tobe used in Fig. 3 represents an end view of i members 1, 2, at theextreme rear ends thereof; and a pair of upper or top members 9, 10,extending transversely from the side member 7 to the sidemember S, whichtransverse top members 9, 10, are also composed of angle-iron.

A pair of braces 11, 12, are secured at an angle to the members 1, 21and the members 7, 8, by means of short bolts 13 which engage the lowerend of the braces 11, 12, and the base members l, 2; and a through bolt14 which engages the upper ends of the braces 11, 12, and passes throughthe side members?, S. These braces may also be composed of iron,preferably of flat section. The upright side members 7, 8, are providedthroughout their upper halves, with a longitudinal series of closelyspaced holes 15, while the transverse top members 9, 10, are eachprovided at their ends with holes fitted to register with the holes 15in the side members 7, 8; whereby 10, may be secured in any desiredvertical adjustment by means of suitable bolts 16 and butterfly nuts 17.The transverse top members 9, 10 are ea-ch provided with a longitudinalseries of holes 18, the holes in the member l() being directly above theholes in the member 9, whereby they are adapted to receive headed pins19 for supporting the upper ends of the articles to be coated, asclearly shown in Fig. 4. The transverse bottom members 3, 4, are alsoconstructed with a longitudinal series of holes 2G fitted to receivestaples 21 for holding the lower ends of the articles to be coated, asis also clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The article holder as a whole may be equipped with rollers 22 removablysecured to the base members 1 and 2, by means of bolts and nuts 23.

In operation, supposing the articles to be coated to be, for instance,hollow metal doors; battens 24 of wood or other convenient material aresecured to the upper and lower edges of the doors, the said battensbeing both wider and longer than the edges of the doors. The doors arethen placed in the article holder, while the latter is in its verticalposition on its rollers 22, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the doorsresting upon the bottom members 3, 4. The pins 19 are then dropped intothe appropriate holes 18, so that one pin will engage member 9, thusobviati'ng each side of the rearwardly protruding ends of the upperbattcns 24, and "the 'staples are also dro Jped into theappropriatevli'oles in the bottom members 3J 4, sb that they engage eachside of the lower battens 24. It will be noted that inasmuch as the pins19 engage only the battens 24, I the jsaid pins `do not come in contactat all with th'e'doors to be coated; and

furthermore, that the yower battens 24, be-

ing wider than the thickness of the doors,

' article holder'at the ends of the bolts 13, 14,

in order that the article holder may be supported at the said points andhence tilted backward as `it is lifted from the floor in order that the.articles to be coated may rest against the ,through bolt 14 land top thepossibility of the articles `falling forward out of the v holder, whilealso insuring that the articles are held "at the proper angle fordripping. It will be understood, of course, that the rollers 22 may beremoved 'beforethe dipfping voperation is ,performed The article holderabove described provides means for securely supporting the articles tobe dipped without engaging any part ofthe article which should becoated; while the said article holder may be very quickly and easilyloaded andunloaded with ut the `necessity of tools or complicatedoperations. v

It is tov4 be understood that various changes might be resorted to inthe form, constru'ction'wand arrangement of the several parts Withoutdeparting from the Srlt Iand fsco Je of my invention, hence ll do notwish to limit myself strictly to the construction herein Set ferte, bi1-`1.- An arti, le holder ,O f the diameter de Sfzrbefl f.Crimprising aframework haring a rer Lot ,t0n members ,a rail' Of 'bottom members, anddevices arranged to slidably iit protruding ends of the I in said topand bottom members `for holding the articles in position in the holder.

2- 'A11 article holder .o the Character described comprising frameworkhaving a pair of top members', a pair of bottom members, a single setlof devices arranged to slidably fit in the pair of top members and twosets of devices arranged to slidably fit in the pair of bottom members,the said devices being adapted to hold the articles in position in theholder.

3. An article holder of the character Vdescribed comprising a frameworkvhaving a pair of top members one plane, a pair of bottom members inanother plane, and devices `arranged to slidably fit in said members forholding the articles in position in the holder. 4 v v 4. An articleholder of the character described comprising a framework having a pairof adjustable top members, a pair of bottom members and devices arranged4to slidably engage said members for holding the articlesin position inthe holder:

5. An article holder of the character described comprisinga'frameworkhjaving top and bottom members, pins arranged to slidablyengage the tofp members 'and staples arranged to slidably engage thebottom members, the said pins and staples serving to hold the articlesin po 6. An article holder of the character described comprising aframework having Aa pair yof adjustable top membersa pair of bottommembers 'one of which-is movable toward and away from the other,anddevices arranged to slidably engage said r'nembers for holding thearticles in position in the holder; f

7 Jin article holder scribed comprising a pair of adjustable top membersin one plane, a pair of bottom members in another plan'e, one of saidbottom members being movable toward and away ,from the other, anddevices arranged to slidably engage said members for holding thearticles in" positionin the holder.

lnjtestimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name in of the character .de-

sition in the holder.

framework having presence of two witnesses, this twenty-

